St. Louis City Revised Code (annotated) has been converted to electronic format by the
staff of the St. Louis Public Library. This electronic version has been done for the
interest and convenience of the user. These are unofficial versions and should be used as
unofficial copies.

Official printed copies of St. Louis City Revised Code may be obtained from the
Register's Office at the St. Louis City Hall.

A. Except as otherwise provided, every vehicle stopped or
parked upon a two-way roadway shall be so stopped or parked with the right-
hand wheels parallel to and within twelve (12) inches of the right-hand curb
or as close as practical to the right edge of the right-hand shoulder.

B. Every vehicle stopped or parked parallel to the curb or
edge of the roadway, in the direction of authorized traffic movement, with its
right-hand wheels within twelve (12) inches of the right-hand curb or as close
as practical to the right edge of the right-hand shoulder, or with its
left-hand wheels within twelve (12) inches of the left-hand curb or as close
as practical to the left edge of the left-hand shoulder.

C. When angle parking signs are erected, drivers of vehicles
shall park as directed by said signs with the designated vehicle's wheel
within six (6) inches of the curb in lawful parking areas on the streets or
parts thereof lawfully described.
(Ord. 57831 § 1 (part), 1979: 1960 C. § 831.010 (1).)

17.24.020 Schedule of restricted streets.

No driver of any vehicle shall park such vehicle at any time
on a street designated in the schedules thereof on file in the offices of the
register and the Traffic and Transportation Administrator, which schedules are
available for examinations. Signs shall have been erected and maintained in
each location designating the limits of the parking restrictions.
(Ord. 57831 § 1 (part), 1979: 1960 C. § 831.010 (2).)

17.24.030 Parking for certain purposes--Prohibited--Limited.

A. Enumerated. No person shall park a vehicle upon any
street when:

1. Displaying such vehicle for sale;

2. Greasing or repairing such vehicle, except when
necessitated by an emergency;

3. Displaying merchandise for sale or for advertising
purposes, except as provided herein.

B. Vehicle Stands and Selling from Parked Vehicle. It shall
be unlawful for any person to park or keep a vehicle longer than sixty (60)
minutes on one block for the purpose of selling merchandise contained in such
vehicle, except at duly designated locations.
(Ord. 57831 § 1 (part), 1979: 1960 C. § 831.010 (3).)

17.24.040 Stopped vehicles.

Whenever a vehicle is stopped for the purpose of making a
sale, it shall be stopped at the right-hand curb of the street at the extreme
right-hand edge of the pavement and shall be legally parked. No sale shall be
made from any such vehicle from other than the curb side, except to any person
who is not standing in the normally traveled portion of a City street or
alley. At such stops the vehicle's motor shall be turned off unless its
operation is essential to producing the product sold.
(Ord. 57831 § 1 (part), 1979: 1960 C. § 831.010(4).)

17.24.050 Vehicle equipment.

Each vending vehicle subject to the provisions of this
chapter shall be equipped with:

A. A signaling device approved by the Traffic and
Transportation Administrator which, while the vehicle is stopped to make
sales, will display flashing signals plainly visible from the front and
rear, during the day or night, indicating that sales therefrom are being
made.

No person shall move a vehicle not lawfully under his
control into any such prohibited area or away from a curb such a distance as
is unlawful.
(Ord. 57831 § 1 (part), 1979: 1960 C. § 831.010 (6).)

17.24.070 Prohibited parking.

Except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic,
or in compliance with law or the direction of a police officer or official
traffic-control device, no person shall park a vehicle:

A. On the roadway side of any vehicle stopped or parked at
the edge or curb of a street;

B. On a sidewalk;

C. Within an intersection;

D. On a crosswalk;

E. Alongside or opposite any street excavation or
obstruction when parking would obstruct traffic;

F. Upon any bridge or other elevated structure, or within
a highway tunnel, unless designated;

G. On any railroad tracks or within fifty (50) feet of the
nearest rail of a railroad crossing;

H. On any controlled-access highway at any time except
upon any highway shoulder, for emergency repairs, but in no case longer than
forty-eight (48) hours;

I. In the area between roadways of a divided highway,
including crossovers;

J. Within ten (10) feet of any United States mailbox;

K. In a bus zone, except while actually engaged in
unloading passengers or picking up waiting passengers;

L. In a loading zone for a period of time longer than is
required for expeditious loading and unloading of passengers or for the
loading or unloading and delivering of materials or the delivery of
materials, packages, parcels or letters, from a commercial vehicle;

M. In a taxicab zone, except that the attending driver of
duly licensed taxicab may so park, except while actually engaged in loading
and unloading passengers or picking up waiting passengers;

N. Where curb or edge of roadway is marked with yellow
paint;

O. On the left or median side of any divided roadway
except where posted;

P. In any alley except while loading and unloading
materials not to exceed fifteen (15) minutes, provided ten (10) feet of the
width of the roadway is available for the free movement of vehicular traffic
and providing the vehicle is not blocking the driveway entrance to any
abutting property;

Q. At any place where official signs prohibit parking,
except for a period of time not longer than is necessary for delivery or
pickup of passengers or materials and in no case longer than fifteen (15)
minutes or where parking is prohibited during the hours of seven a.m. to
nine a.m. or four p.m. to six p.m.;

R. On any street or alley without the current state
license plate or plates required by state statutes;

S. In a posted fire lane;

T. On any unimproved parcel of land;

U. In front of public or private driveway or within five
(5) feet of the rounding of a driveway, alley or private street;

V. Within fifteen (15) feet of a fire hydrant;

W. Within thirty (30) feet of an electric traffic control
device and within twenty (20) feet of a crosswalk, stop sign, yield sign,
traffic control device or any other location determined by the Traffic and
Transportation Administrator based on engineering standards as necessary for
intersection visibility;

X. Within twenty (20) feet of the driveway entrance to any
fire station;

Y. In so designated parking space for handicapped,
including all parking lots open to the general public, unless so licensed by
the state of Missouri;

A. No trailers or homemade trailers shall be stored or
parked, coupled or uncoupled, upon any public street or alley where the
abutting land is in the "A", "B", "C",
"D" "E" or "F" use zoning districts as
established by ordinance. Any such trailer so parked is declared to be an
unlawful obstruction of the street or alley. This provision shall not apply to
trailers which are parked in an "F" use zoning district and are
within fifty (50) feet of the commercial business which owns or leases such
trailer or to materials and equipment trailers which are rendering a service
unless such trailer is interfering with the flow or movement of traffic.

B. Further, no uncoupled trailer or home-made trailer shall
be stored or parked upon any public street or alley in all zoning districts as
established by ordinance.
(Ord. 64881 § 3, 2000; prior: Ord. 64705 §§ 2, 3, 1999.)